Contributing Faculty, PHD Public Health Program - Mentoring and Teaching (Remote)

Walden University is a member of Adtalem Global Education (NYSE: ATGE). More than 50 years ago, Walden University was founded to support adult learners in achieving their academic goals and making a greater impact in their professions and communities. Students from across the U.S. and more than 115 countries are pursuing a certificate, bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree online at Walden. The university offers more than 100 online degree and certificate programs. Walden University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission, hlcommission.org. For more information, please visit WaldenU.edu and WaldenFacts.com.

Job Description

Walden University is an accredited institution that has been serving the higher education needs of professionals for over 50 years. Offered online, Walden's doctoral, master's, and bachelor's degree programs are designed to help students achieve their goals so that, as graduates, they can help advance the lives of others.

Walden University is currently accepting applications for dynamic, innovative faculty in the field of public health for part-time (contributing) faculty roles in the PhD in Public Health (PhD) program in the College of Health Sciences and Public Policy. The PhD program is seeking qualified online doctoral mentoring and teaching faculty, which may also include teaching face-to-face or virtual seminars at university academic residencies or dissertation intensives.

Roles and Responsibilities for Course Teaching

Faculty members are assigned courses which are already developed and are taught using the Blackboard platform. Instructors are responsible for interacting with students and completing grading within this platform. Discussion boards for classrooms, when present, are asynchronous and open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Faculty are expected to engage with students in a manner in accordance with the Faculty Handbook, Code of Conduct, and other criteria established by Walden University. Faculty members are expected to be in the classroom a minimum of 4 days per week and respond to student questions within 48 hours. Faculty members are required to adhere to the posted course rubrics and provide constructive, qualitative, and personalized feedback and grades to students through Blackboard within five days of the student due date. Where Discussion boards are present, faculty are required to engage with students and facilitate learning and discussion a minimum of 4 days per week according to program and university requirements.

Availability

Walden expects faculty to be reasonably accessible to students. Faculty members are expected to be available to students outside the course discussion board and in addition to providing substantive feedback on assignments and postings. Faculty members publish their availability to students through posted office hours in the course, instructor information posted in the classroom, and/or other appropriate documents. The university requires regular and predictable availability for online or phone office hours.

Tools/Technical Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability required. Incumbents will be evaluated, in part, based on performance of each essential function. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Technology Requirements

Faculty members are required to have an adequate computer to handle an electronic learning platform, keyboard, pointing device, and computer monitor. All other tools are knowledge-based or training-based through Walden University. The faculty member must be able to use Microsoft Office products (MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint), zip software, and Adobe Acrobat and must have reliable Internet access as well as alternate access in cases where primary access becomes unavailable.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Our goal is to have a diverse workforce that is representative of our students and our communities. Walden University is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring based upon merit. Individuals will be considered for positions for which they meet the minimum qualifications and are able to perform with or without reasonable accommodations. We do not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

Availability

Walden expects faculty to be reasonably accessible to students. Faculty members are expected to be available to students outside the course discussion board and in addition to providing substantive feedback on assignments and postings. Faculty members publish their availability to students through posted office hours in the course, instructor information posted in the classroom, and/or other appropriate documents. The university requires regular and predictable availability for online or phone office hours.

Education and/or Experience

• Earned doctorate in public health or closely related field from an accredited institution.
• Record of scholarly activity (research, publications, presentations) in public health in the last 5 years
• Evidence of compatibility with the Walden mission of positive social change, broad access, professional excellence, and our values of quality, integrity, and student-centeredness
• Ability to work with students who are experienced, mid-career professionals.
• Minimum of one year of teaching experience at the graduate level is preferred.

• Experience with distance learning teaching or mentoring preferred.

Expertise

Faculty with experience and expertise in one or more of the following areas are highly desired:

• Environmental and/or Occupational Health
• Epidemiology (especially environmental or communicable disease epidemiology)
• Lifestyle and Chronic Diseases (especially nutrition and physical activity)
• Surveillance systems and informatics
• Secondary data sources and analysis

What to expect as a Walden faculty member

Contributing faculty members serve in a part-time capacity to educate Walden University students by effectively and proficiently using online technology and resources so that knowledge, information, feedback, and critique are imparted to and shared with students in thoughtful, carefully formulated, well written, and timely communications. This is accomplished in an environment that is respectful of students, the faculty member, Walden University, and the discipline. Faculty members are expected to adhere to all Walden University faculty expectations.

Roles and Responsibilities for Doctoral Chair/Committee Membership

Doctoral Committee work

Mentoring is a major responsibility of faculty members who work with students completing the research requirements of their doctoral degrees. Faculty mentor involvement with students is a significant factor in student retention and students’ success in their programs. Students’ progress toward completion of degree requirements is regularly monitored by the university, as is the effectiveness of faculty mentors in supporting the progress by their mentees.

Doctoral Committee Responsibilities

Committee chairs are expected to:

• Accept specific mentoring assignments and maintain a minimum workload as determined by the school.

•       Initiate and maintain frequent and regular interaction with students

•       Respond to student submissions with constructive written feedback in a timely fashion

•       Help students produce high-quality work through guiding the analysis and synthesis of appropriate subject matter and/or by applying appropriate research methods and data analyses

•       Evaluate students’ work related to their progress in achieving academic milestones and demonstrating standards of quality

•       Assist students in maintaining satisfactory academic progress toward timely completion of their degree programs.

Committee members are expected to:

•       Work closely with the committee chair to help students advance in a timely manner

•       Respond to student submissions with constructive written feedback in a timely fashion

•       Help students produce high-quality work through guiding the analysis and synthesis of appropriate subject matter and/or by applying appropriate research methods and data analyses.

In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected compensation rate for this position is as follows:

• Graduate Course Instruction: $1,560 - $4,080 per Quarter or Semester, depending on type of course taught and length of course
• Undergraduate Course Instruction: $700 - $2,200 per quarter, depending on type of course taught and length of course.
  
  Actual pay may be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as type of course taught; experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Walden also offers other opportunities for its contributing faculty members, such as dissertation/doctoral study committee chair positions, research reviewing, and dissertation and doctoral study mentoring.
  
  Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements.

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